Storm sash and door fastener.



M. FRjAR. STORM-SASH AND DOOR FASTENER.

APPLICATION flLED DEC- 4. I918.

' Patented Feb. 25, 1919. Y

STORM SASH AND DOOR FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed December 4, 1918. Serial No. 265,250.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL FRIAR', a citizen of the United States,residingv at Blanchard, in the county of Traill and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Storm Sashand Door Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to door and window sash fasteners, and moreparticularly to a fastener for storm windows, doors and screens.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive andeflicient device of the character referred to, specially designed andadapted for use in fastening storm windows, screens or doors, butcapable of being used for various other purposes.

The invention will first be described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification; and willthen be pointed out in'the claims at the end of the description.

In said drawings wherein I have illustrated a preferred form ofembodiment of the invention applied to a storm window sash:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window showing my improved fastenerafran-ged to hold the storm window-sash firmly in place while permittingit' to be easily adjusted or removed;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view of the fastener, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring to said drawings, in which the same reference letters are usedto denote corresponding parts in different views, the letter A denotes astorm sash and B the easing or frame having my improved fastener appliedthereto. In the form shown, the fastener consists essentially of a baseplate C, having apertured lugs c rising therefrom, and a cam lever D,pivoted to and between said lugs and having an eccentric head portion (Zarranged to her upon a longitudinally movable dog E, interposed betweensaid base plate and lever with one end thereof extended so that it mayoverlap and engage the edge or margin of the storm sash in the mannershown in the drawin s, an firmly secure the sash in place whi epermitting it to be readily adjusted or removed, if desired, by throwingthe cam'lever back into the dotted line position shown in Fig; 3 of thedrawings, and sliding or drawing the dog back so as to release the sash.The sliding dog may be conveniently secured to the base-plate withprovision for adjustment by means of a bolt or screw passing through anoblong slot al in the shank of the dog and screwed into the casing orframe to m s PATENT orrron.

which the sash is attached, and the project- 7 ing end of the dog ispreferably formed with a lip or right-angled bend d to take over theedge of the sash frame and prevent sideWise movement. I

I thus provide a very simple, inexpensive and eflicient sash holder,which is adapted to be easily and quickly applied for holding a stormsash or screen, or analogous device in place, adapting the sash to beeasily adjusted and secured in different positions or removed, forstorage during warm weather, or for other purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A storm sash and door fastener comprising a base-plate for attachmentto a window or door frame surrounding the sash, a

cam lever pivoted upon said base plate, and I a longitudinally movabledog slidably confined between said base-plate and lever, said dogconsisting of a substantially straight bar extending substantiallyparallel with said base-plate and beyond the samev at one end, said endbeing adapted to bear flat-wise v its end a lip or bend for engaging andpre- I, ventmg sidewise movement of the sash.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

MICHAEL FRIAR.

lever having one end extended beyond said pivot and having alongitudinally slotted shank to receive a bolt or screw for securing itto plate, soas to permit longitudinal, movementythe' free end of said dg being adapted to bear upon the sash and to. be pressed thereagainst,by the cam so, as to hold the sash firmly in place and'havin'g atVWitnesses:

W. T. CUMMINS, IVOR Slims.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, wasmagan, ID. 0.

